HB1485 • 2026

relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Thomas Cormen (D)
Last action: 2026-04-22
Official status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls.

What This Bill Does

relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-04-22 H
Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 37; eff. 05/22/2026
2026-04-08 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026); SJ 8
2026-04-08 H
Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56
2026-02-24 S
Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
2026-02-20 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/05/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 8
2026-02-11 S
Hearing: 02/17/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 6
2026-02-09 S
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4
2026-02-05 H
Ought to Pass : MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 54
2026-02-05 H
Referred to Finance 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 54
2026-02-05 H
Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 57
2026-01-27 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/13/2026 (Vote 14-0; RC) HC 5 P. 27
2026-01-14 H
Executive Session: 01/13/2026 10:00 am GP 228
2026-01-08 H
Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 10:00 am GP 228
2025-12-05 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 1 P. 22

Official Summary Text

relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 37
HB 1485-FN - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2687
06/08

HOUSE BILL
1485-FN

AN ACT
relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

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ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies that agencies of political subdivisions within the state may receive a waiver of filing deadlines for just cause without being subject to the associated fee, and limits such waivers to once every 3 years per requester.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2687
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

37:1 Refunds. Amend RSA 260:47, III(a)(1)(B) to read as follows:
(B) These filing deadlines may be waived by the commissioner for just cause [
for agencies of political subdivisions within the state
].
When a waiver is granted, a fee shall be assessed amounting to 5 percent of the amount of the refund or $50, whichever is greater. No fee shall be assessed to an agency of a political subdivision within the state.
The waiver shall not be granted to any [
such agency
]
particular requester
more often than once in 3 years.

37:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after passage.

Approved: April 22, 2026
Effective Date: May 22, 2026